Letter: Statements don't hold water

Wednesday

Jun 11, 2014 at 6:39 PM

In response to the article about the recount of the Dighton Water District race, Nancy Goulart's comment that she “helped initiate a process to define district boundaries,” etc. is a misleading statement. First and foremost, selectmen have no jurisdiction over Water District matters.

In response to the article about the recount of the Dighton Water District race, Nancy Goulart’s comment that she “helped initiate a process to define district boundaries,” etc. is a misleading statement. First and foremost, selectmen have no jurisdiction over Water District matters.

Second — and the true story — in fact, the district boundaries’ redefinition was solely the initiative of then-new Water District Commissioner Patrick W. Menges and the ultimate action of the three commissioners: Menges, Sue Medeiros and Paul Joly and the Massachusetts Legislature.

That action ultimately resulted in new district boundaries and in the return of overcharges amounting to approximately $191,000 to 100 taxpayers who had been wrongly charged. It settled a very devisive matter and helped to reunite the taxpayers of the Dighton Water District — a positive step and to be commended — but not Goulart’s work at all.

Myrna D. Santos

Dighton

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